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Agenda

April 24, 2009

Hummelstown, PA

Recent Advances in the Treatment of Lung, Head/Neck Cancers
Hummelstown, PA ,April 24, 2009
 7:30 AM Registration and Breakfast  
 8:25 AM Welcome and Introductions  Chandra P. Belani, MD
State of the Art and Targeted Therapies
Chair: Chandra P. Belani, MD
 8:30 AM Advanced Non Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Changes in Treatment Paradigm   Chandra P. Belani, MD
 9:00 AM Other Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Targeting Agents Including Sutent, Sorafenib and Trial Designs  George Simon, MD
 9:30 AM Optimizing the Use of Epidermal Growth Factor, Targeting Agents-Tyrosin kinase Inhibitors and Monoclonal Antibodies  Suresh Ramalingam, MD
 10:00AM Panel Discussion  
 10:20 AM BREAK  
Combined Modality Therapy and Recurrent Disease: Lung, Head & Neck Cancers
Session Chair: Suresh Ramalingam, MD
 10:30 AM Combined Modality Therapy of Lung, Head/Neck Cancers  Walter Curran, MD
 11:00 PM Recurrent Non Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Second Line Therapy - Standard of Care and Emerging Agents  Suresh Ramalingam, MD
 11:30 AM Panel Discussion  
 11:50 AM LUNCH  
Novel Therapeutics on the Horizon: Lung, Head & Neck Cancers
Chair: Chandra P. Belani, MD
 12:50 PM New Systemic Therapies for Head/Neck Cancers  Corey Langer, MD
 1: 20 PM Proteasome Inhibitors, HDAC Inhibitors and Novel Taxanes in Treatment of Lung Cancer  Chandra P. Belani, MD
 1:50 PM Panel Discussion  
 2:10 PM Closing Remarks & Adjourn  Chandra P. Belani, MD